TOWSON, Md. – Junior guard
Shamarla King fueled the Stony Brook (17-11, 11-6 CAA) offense with a career-high 23-point performance, but despite her efforts the Seawolves fell at Towson (18-10, 12-5 CAA), 76-67, at SECU Arena on Thursday night.
The Tigers jumped out to an early eight-point advantage as they took a 19-11 lead into the second quarter of play. Towson's first quarter performance was paced by an efficient 52.9 percent shooting from the floor over the first 10 minutes of play.
Stony Brook bounced back in the second quarter as it outscored Towson, 18-16, and trailed 35-29 going into the halftime break. Graduate guard
Anastasia Warren scored eight of her 12 points in the first half of play as she led the Seawolves in scoring at the break.
In the second quarter, Warren and graduate guard
Daishai Almond led a 7-0 run, the Seawolves' largest run of the game, which cut the Towson lead from 10 points (21-11) to three (21-18) with 7:46 to play in the frame. Warren knocked down a jumper and then a three-ball before Almond capped the scoring spurt with a jumper of her own.
The Seawolves and Tigers traded blows in the second half as Stony Brook cut Towson's lead to as little as two points, 43-41, with 5:18 to play in the third quarter. The Tigers responded by going on a 6-0 run to pull away once again.
Stony Brook continued to fight but could not overcome Towson's advantage as the Tigers outscored the Seawolves, 41-38, in the second half on their way to the 76-67 victory.
King did the bulk of her damage in the second half for Stony Brook as she scored 19 of her 23 points over the final 20 minutes. The guard shot 7-of-12 from the field in the second half and knocked down 3-of-4 from three-point range.
STATS AND NOTES
- King poured in a career-high 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 3-of-8 shooting from three-point range. She scored 19 of her 23 points in the second half and did so in a balanced fashion, scoring nine points in the third quarter and 10 points in the fourth. She also pulled down seven rebounds to go along with her 23 points. It was the second time this season that she scored over 20 points in a game, with her first also coming against Towson, when she scored 22 points against the Tigers on January 29.
- Almond tallied 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out three assists in 34 minutes of play. It was the 12th time this season that she scored in double figures, and she has done so in three-straight games.
- Warren totaled 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting and has scored in double-digits in five out of the last six games.
- Senior guard Gigi Gonzalez added nine points, six assists, three rebounds, and two steals. It was the 10th time this season that she handed out six or more assists in a game.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I thought we competed and fought hard tonight. We will regroup and focus on closing out the regular season with a win on Saturday," said head coach Ashley Langford as she shared her thoughts following Thursday night's game at Towson.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook concludes the regular season on Saturday, March 4, when it travels to West Long Branch, N.J. to take on Monmouth at 4 p.m. The game is set to broadcast on SNY and FloSports.
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